Synclinal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, a. [Gr. ? to incline together; sy`n
     with + ? to incline.]
     1. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet
        in a common point or line.
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     2. (Geol.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or
        plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold;
        -- opposed to anticlinal.
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     Note: A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a
           synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an
           anticlinal axis.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.)
     A synclinal fold.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  synclinal
       adj : sloping downward toward each other to create a trough [ant:
             {anticlinal}]